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- NewsGwynne Watkins
Why 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' Deserves to Be Loved
Last year inspired a number of website and magazine features paying homage to 1999, which Esquire dubbed “the last great year in movies.” It was inarguably a golden year for film lovers, but amid all the praise for groundbreaking films like Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, Fight Club, The Blair Witch Project, and The Matrix, one of the finest movies of 1999 has been largely overlooked: The Talented Mr. Ripley, director Anthony Minghella’s psychological thriller based on the 1955 Patricia Highsmit
- NewsJordan Zakarin
What Can We Learn from a New Hollywood MVP List? Franchises Matter, Not Movie Stars
The most famous — and valuable — people in Hollywood today are fictional characters. Today Vulture released its annual ranking of Hollywood’s Most Valuable Stars. Using a formula that weighs hard data like box office numbers and intangibles like likeability, the site determined an A-list pecking order that — inadvertently or not — reflects the monumental shift that continues to reshape the movie industry as actors become more and more subservient to the franchises they headline.
- NewsMeriah Doty
From James Bond to 'The Equalizer,' We Rate Hollywood's Most Murderously Creative Good Guys
Methodology: During a scuffle in which both fighters are pulled underwater — with a huge shark swimming nearby, mind you! — Bond forces Kananga to ingest an inflation pellet. Kananga becomes buoyant and begins expanding, eventually rising out of the water like a balloon before finally exploding. Bond’s waterlogged send-off — “He always did have an inflated opinion of himself” — is perfectly dry.
- NewsKevin Polowy
Casting Rumors: Matt Damon to Play Aquaman — and More
Hollywood rumor mills are belching smoke this week, with unconfirmed reports linking big-name actors with several high-profile roles.
